AN EXTENSION OF THE KELVIN IMAGE THEORY TO THE CONDUCTING HEAVISIDE ELLIPSOID
Author(s) -
Dragan V Redžić,
Mohsan S. A. Eldakli,
Milan Redzic
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
progress in electromagnetics research m
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1937-8726
DOI - 10.2528/pierm11051504
Subject(s) - heaviside step function , ellipsoid , spheroid , oblate spheroid , extension (predicate logic) , classical mechanics , physics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , computer science , astronomy , programming language , biochemistry , chemistry , in vitro
The Kelvin image theory for a conducting sphere is extended to the case of a conducting oblate spheroid in uniform motion along its axis of revolution (a Heaviside ellipsoid) using the well-known method provided by Special Relativity. The results derived are checked in various ways.
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